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then teamsters' union president james hoffa. and later, the head of the consumer financial protection bureau updates congress on the progress of his agency. >> i think people really like to see how, where politicians' views have shifted over the years. i think people like to see whether mitt romney 1994 was campaigning for welfare reform, against welfare reform, for abortion. they want to see where he was doing it during his 2002 campaign, 2007. i think people really like to see how these politicians have evolved, and there's sort of an element to it that's almost a gotcha element, but there's also an element like people are like this is incredibly interesting. >> i've tried to think why it is that he has changed so often, why he finds it so difficult to come down on one side of an issue, instead sort of floats between both issues. ♪ >> as someone who's running for state office for the first time, does it help that your name is barack obama in terms of -- >> rod's a trailblazer and a hero of mine. >> i think the best way to de
then teamsters' union president james hoffa. and later, the head of the consumer financial protection bureau updates congress on the progress of his agency. >> i think people really like to see how, where politicians' views have shifted over the years. i think people like to see whether mitt romney 1994 was campaigning for welfare reform, against welfare reform, for abortion. they want to see where he was doing it during his 2002 campaign, 2007. i think people really like to see how these...
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. >> teamsters president james hoffa says labor is under attack and the 2012 presidential election will decide the fate of workforce and social issues. from the national press club in washington, d.c., this is one hour. >> thank you, madam chair is an. it's a great pleasure to be here at the press club at this auspicious time. there's so much going on in our country right now and it's a great pleasure to be a with so many friends and so may people from the media and to talk about what the issues are today. first of all i want to talk about the teamsters union a little bit, and talk about the fact that, you know, as madam president said come i was elected in march of 1999. we're very proud of what we've done in the teamsters union. we've taken this union from the union that was bankrupt, falling apart literally, and made it is what it is today. when we took over, this union was a union where sister -- local against local, joint council against joint council. there was chaos and we came in and reached out and reached out to the people that opposed us to say, enough, we cannot have a civil
. >> teamsters president james hoffa says labor is under attack and the 2012 presidential election will decide the fate of workforce and social issues. from the national press club in washington, d.c., this is one hour. >> thank you, madam chair is an. it's a great pleasure to be here at the press club at this auspicious time. there's so much going on in our country right now and it's a great pleasure to be a with so many friends and so may people from the media and to talk about...
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hoffa, is being destroyed? because i would note, the senator from illinois made an allegation impugning my motives saying that i wanted 50 million people to be denied health care. let me be clear. that statement is categorically false. i want a competitive marketplace where health care is accessible, purchased across state lines, where it is personable, portable, where people have jobs so they can get health insurance and obamacare is what's denying health insurance to millions of americans. if you don't take my word for it assume you do not con contend tt mr. hoffa is being truthful? mr. durbin: awr you are an attorney. the witness refused to answer his very own question. i've been approached by many labor unions. some of them have taft-hartley plans, some have trust fund plans, some have multistate plans and they need provisions made in the obamacare law to deal with their specific circumstances. under the ordinary course of legislative and congressional business, over the last three years, we would have addr
hoffa, is being destroyed? because i would note, the senator from illinois made an allegation impugning my motives saying that i wanted 50 million people to be denied health care. let me be clear. that statement is categorically false. i want a competitive marketplace where health care is accessible, purchased across state lines, where it is personable, portable, where people have jobs so they can get health insurance and obamacare is what's denying health insurance to millions of americans. if...
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he also nailed jimmy hoffa. the jimmy hoffa, crooked labor leader, mobbed-up leader. he couldn't quit. hoffa can't quit thehe mob. you don't walk away from the mob. you end up in cement somewhere. we don't know what kind of cement hoffa ended in but we don't think it was a happy ending. he tried to getet out are stay , whatever happened. after bay of pigs, russians will bring nuclear weapons into the country. they will bring nuclear weapons on the island within a year. he did. castro says, told the guy, the produced movie 13 days. i didn't want them to bring in offensive weapons. he also said he liked bobby kennedy, who knows what he meant. if he said anything right. he did say they were wrong to do it. those weapons castro were bringings not to defend castro from us. they were to reach every city in the united states this side of seattle. they were offensive intermediate nuclear weapons aimed at balancing off the soviet imbalance with us in nuclear weapons. had nothing to do withh defendig cuba. they were aimed at us. castro would have been standing there, i'm sorry
he also nailed jimmy hoffa. the jimmy hoffa, crooked labor leader, mobbed-up leader. he couldn't quit. hoffa can't quit thehe mob. you don't walk away from the mob. you end up in cement somewhere. we don't know what kind of cement hoffa ended in but we don't think it was a happy ending. he tried to getet out are stay , whatever happened. after bay of pigs, russians will bring nuclear weapons into the country. they will bring nuclear weapons on the island within a year. he did. castro says, told...
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edgar hoover and detested the jimmy hoffa bobby thought he was corrupt those people you could argue was the good reason to do test bed number four is the tragedy and that was lbj. constitutionally they were so different one was harvard-educated its who grew up rich in massachusetts the other for mixtecs grabher pour and resented anybody to talk like bobby kennedy and had they ever united in a collision they could have gotten more extraordinary things done they both wanted civil rights to end poverty in the a.d. at cross purposes leads a huge tragedy and one of the things that made lbj more determined than ever was that kennedy called for him to come out of vietnam every time he gave that anti-war speech is seen as the key would increase the bombing in north vietnam tellus sometimes you have read this >> i have read it twice. [laughter] and his wife. >> she read that five times. when he gets home he says did you read it again? [laughter] >> that was one of the things of the book. >> what lyndon johnson did was a civil-rights bill to his credit to but bobby in charge of getting it through
edgar hoover and detested the jimmy hoffa bobby thought he was corrupt those people you could argue was the good reason to do test bed number four is the tragedy and that was lbj. constitutionally they were so different one was harvard-educated its who grew up rich in massachusetts the other for mixtecs grabher pour and resented anybody to talk like bobby kennedy and had they ever united in a collision they could have gotten more extraordinary things done they both wanted civil rights to end...
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now all the scandal that has happened, the hoffa. and this one and not one, union made them is necessary. unionism is good. it is a good force and as we find out, and unionist began to infiltrate white collar workers all over the place, they recognize the value of unionism and it's up to rise to police the dirty unions and it's up to us to uplift the clean ones and to praise them and keep them alive because they are in such a part of democracy. [applause] i think we can get to sign in. [applause] [applause] >> c-span, where history unfolds d. in 1939, c --1979, c-span was created by america's public service television companies and is brought to youd today by your cable or satellite provider. >> and welcome to las vegas. this is "the communicators" on
now all the scandal that has happened, the hoffa. and this one and not one, union made them is necessary. unionism is good. it is a good force and as we find out, and unionist began to infiltrate white collar workers all over the place, they recognize the value of unionism and it's up to rise to police the dirty unions and it's up to us to uplift the clean ones and to praise them and keep them alive because they are in such a part of democracy. [applause] i think we can get to sign in....
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he detected jimmy hoffa that bodies out was corrupt. those people you could argue that the fourth person on his hate list was a great tragedy and that was lbj. one was a harvard it to -- harvard-educated rich and in massachusetts that grew up or and resented anybody who was harvard-educated and with that coalition they could've gotten more extraordinarily things done. and now across purposes is a huge tragedy. tuesday end vietnam but bobby would track things and with an anti-war speech it would seem like every day he increase the of bombing. >> one of the things the. >> tell them how many times you have read the book ; the layperson america there read the book twice. [laughter] pdf. >> his wife read that five times. >> but what lyndon johnson did for was to put bobby in charge. and he had bobby to blame. that is exactly the purpose that you said. and nobody better but jack kennedy filed that bill. but the only one of his advisers if you file a civil rights bill 51 to win reelection 64 imagine it is one who bobby kennedy was. essentially
he detected jimmy hoffa that bodies out was corrupt. those people you could argue that the fourth person on his hate list was a great tragedy and that was lbj. one was a harvard it to -- harvard-educated rich and in massachusetts that grew up or and resented anybody who was harvard-educated and with that coalition they could've gotten more extraordinarily things done. and now across purposes is a huge tragedy. tuesday end vietnam but bobby would track things and with an anti-war speech it would...
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hoffa showed. have the courage to speak out about the train wreck, about the nightmare that is obamacare that is hurting americans, that is killing jobs, that is pushing people into part-time work, that is driving up health insurance premiums and that's causing more and more people to lose their health insurance. that's the courage we need, but you know what? it will not come from business as usual in washington. it will not come from wanting to be popular. it will only come from elected officials making the decision, the radical decision to get back to the job we're supposed to do of listening to the people. make d.c. listen, that's what we should be doing. mr. lee: will the senator yield for a question? mr. cruz: i'm happy to yield for a question without yielding the floor. mr. lee: senator cruz, as i listened to your remarks, i am reminded of many events throughout our nation's history. the storied history involving a lot of comebacks, a lot of instances in which the american people were up agai
hoffa showed. have the courage to speak out about the train wreck, about the nightmare that is obamacare that is hurting americans, that is killing jobs, that is pushing people into part-time work, that is driving up health insurance premiums and that's causing more and more people to lose their health insurance. that's the courage we need, but you know what? it will not come from business as usual in washington. it will not come from wanting to be popular. it will only come from elected...
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bobby kennedy despised roy cone and fairly blamed all of mccarty and hateed hoover and detested jimmy hoffa, the head of the most powerful union in america which bobby thought was corrupt. those people you could argue there was a reason to detest. the fourth person to one is a great tragedy and to me that was lbj. constitutionally the guys were so different. one was a harvard educated guy who grew up rich in massachusetts, the other was a guy from east texas who grew up poor and resented anybody who was harvard-educated and talked like kennedy talked. had they ever united in a coalition, they could have gotten more extraordinary things done. they both we wanted to promote civil rights. they both wanted to end poverty and the idea that they were at cross purposes to me is a huge tragedy and i think one of the things that made the lbj more determined than ever to stay in vietnam was that bobby kennedy was calling him to come out of vietnam and bobby would track things and every time he gave a antiwar speech, it seemed like the next day lbj increased the bomb ohing of north vietnam. >> one of
bobby kennedy despised roy cone and fairly blamed all of mccarty and hateed hoover and detested jimmy hoffa, the head of the most powerful union in america which bobby thought was corrupt. those people you could argue there was a reason to detest. the fourth person to one is a great tragedy and to me that was lbj. constitutionally the guys were so different. one was a harvard educated guy who grew up rich in massachusetts, the other was a guy from east texas who grew up poor and resented...
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bush administration recalls the life of his stepfather who was an associate of jimmy hoffa. join booktv now and over the weekend on c-span2. >> let me tell you about our other this evening, david randall is an author at reuters, he covers everything from cannabis to knock knock jokes. is two previous books are the new york times best of the dreamland, the science of sleep and the king and queen of malibu which is currently on the television series, he was on msnbc, fox and elsewhere. our pick of the month, black death at the golden gate, the race to save america from the bubonic plague is the reason we are here this evening. welcome david randall. [applause] >> thank you all for coming, especially with the weather outside. it is like to be inside where it is dry. one thing i realized, my first book, when i went and talked about that i realized many people are coming to the talks because they had their own sleep disorders and wanted to talk to somebody about it. this book is about the plague. if you think you have the plague this is not the place for you. there is a hospital
bush administration recalls the life of his stepfather who was an associate of jimmy hoffa. join booktv now and over the weekend on c-span2. >> let me tell you about our other this evening, david randall is an author at reuters, he covers everything from cannabis to knock knock jokes. is two previous books are the new york times best of the dreamland, the science of sleep and the king and queen of malibu which is currently on the television series, he was on msnbc, fox and elsewhere. our...
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and sidney korshak, who was the chicago mob's guy, was very close to jimmy hoffa. so there wasn't any question, really, that the mob controlled the teamsters in that period of time. c-span: what was the -- what is the mob? >> guest: well, the mob was an organization that -- i mean, it had different parts. there -- i mean, the part that i concentrated on in this book was the chicago mob because that was where jules stein started and that was where his relationships were. and then it was -- it was the chicago mob that sent korshak to hollywood. and also earlier, bioff and brown, they had -- they were sent from the chicago mob. and basically, it was a scheme in the '30s to try to take over or have a large interest in the studios. so the chicago mob was one distinct entity. and then there were the new york families. but those didn't have so much to do with the story that i tell. c-span: politics -- jumping to chapter three, which is "political might. before i show a picture here -- mca had universal studios, which made what kind of movies? what are the big movies that
and sidney korshak, who was the chicago mob's guy, was very close to jimmy hoffa. so there wasn't any question, really, that the mob controlled the teamsters in that period of time. c-span: what was the -- what is the mob? >> guest: well, the mob was an organization that -- i mean, it had different parts. there -- i mean, the part that i concentrated on in this book was the chicago mob because that was where jules stein started and that was where his relationships were. and then it was --...
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united in eastern, memoirs, jack talks about his stepfather and associate teamster leader, jamie hoffa, robert wilson recounts the life of 19th century barnum, both founder of the barnum bailey circus. american urban policy after world war ii, she wrote a biography network blow. but to be a tonight here in cspan2. >> takes for your your comments. next from tulsa oklahoma on the number cut. his >> thank you very much for your tender taking my call. the big winner in this whole process is cspan2. it is the one network the president trump did not criticize. it is the one network to the speaker was just before me and into myself, and the state as a democrat, all 77 counties in 2016, voted for your president trump. there's been enough evidence and what i have seen, which is unfiltered on cspan2. and that went out commentary from millionaire anchors. there needs to be a trial in the senate. and thus the process work its way out. if trump has brought guilty, then the process has worked its way out. his >> live coverage of the impeachment inquiry in the administrations response on cspan2. and
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please welcome to the national press club teamsters president, james hoffa. [applause] >> thank you madam president. it is great to be your friends and people from the media to talk about the issues today. as madam president said, was elected march 1989. we're proud of what we have done from bankrupt and divided and falling apart we were a sister against sister and brother against brother and there was chaos and we've reached out to those who oppose us to say enough's. we cannot have a civil war. we must unite to the union. and the teamsters union has 1.4 million members. united states and canada. the most democratic union and we are elected by the members. from balance being mailed out. and the secretary treasurer and babette barack obama liv love to have those numbers. it shows the fact in a tough economy and tough times the get the job done. no secret we are in the middle of a recession. but the convention no one remembers the bush administration with hank paulson and four t.a.r.p. that is where the of catastrophe happened. aig, a lehman brothers it was no
please welcome to the national press club teamsters president, james hoffa. [applause] >> thank you madam president. it is great to be your friends and people from the media to talk about the issues today. as madam president said, was elected march 1989. we're proud of what we have done from bankrupt and divided and falling apart we were a sister against sister and brother against brother and there was chaos and we've reached out to those who oppose us to say enough's. we cannot have a...
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called inside the vault, the true story of a master bank burglar, and i might [inaudible] but jimmy hoffa gave him the inside information about where nixon had buried millions and millions of dollars in banks throughout orange county. this happens to be one. they broke into this bank and got about $10 million out of the safety deposit box -- host: that's not a story i have heard before. is that one you have heard before? guest: no. in this business, you get wild stories. i have never heard this. it's true, there was a lot of money because people were terrified of george mcgovern, and the committee to reelect had raised $10 million before the new law came into effect. there was too much money and too little supervision, and it blew up. but we have seen recently proof of how other campaigns get carried away and try very, very, very hard to win. but i never knew anything about orange county banks or 20% givebacks -- i could raise money for 20% givebacks. host: our next caller out of oakland, california, democrat. good morning. caller: i have a nice little story. my dad was appointed i richar
called inside the vault, the true story of a master bank burglar, and i might [inaudible] but jimmy hoffa gave him the inside information about where nixon had buried millions and millions of dollars in banks throughout orange county. this happens to be one. they broke into this bank and got about $10 million out of the safety deposit box -- host: that's not a story i have heard before. is that one you have heard before? guest: no. in this business, you get wild stories. i have never heard...
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we had a good group there, ralph nader, pat buchanan, jim hoffa was there, sweeney, and what happened? remember the guy -- first it was the sea turtles, and secondly it was the guy throwing cans through starbucks and the anarchists who, basically, turned the american people off to a movement, i think the american people then would have supported. stop exporting our jobs. stop sending the factories overseas, look out for our own people first. >> host: it's interesting, that's why they're quite disciplined now in the occupy wall street in terms of nonviolent civil disobedience. that oakland conflict, for example, where the iraq war veteran got hit by a canister -- >> guest: right. >> host: even that didn't provoke it. they're really quite disciplined whereas they're not being infiltrated the way they were in seattle. but, you know, early in the reagan administration i was on a program with you, local d.c. tv. >> guest: right. >> host: and my last words were the coming months, pat, will show whether you're a corporatist or a conservative. so let me ask you the question just so people kno
we had a good group there, ralph nader, pat buchanan, jim hoffa was there, sweeney, and what happened? remember the guy -- first it was the sea turtles, and secondly it was the guy throwing cans through starbucks and the anarchists who, basically, turned the american people off to a movement, i think the american people then would have supported. stop exporting our jobs. stop sending the factories overseas, look out for our own people first. >> host: it's interesting, that's why they're...
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jimmy hoffa adam clayton powell the congressman who got himself into trouble, john connollylo a lot of people. he was a unique figure because he represented the mafia figures and to advise the president of the united states with the unusual combination that doesn't exist today. but maybe he should be because he was incredibly good lawyer. to take his lawyers up and be like you and said he can't. so really saying we don't have layers like that anymore you can't be the lawyer to represent the mafia don and the president of the united states and everybody in between. that his general practice law. . >> word robert kennedy have been elected in 1968 to say yes because it is romantic to think so but by his chief advisor they told me know because we forget the democratic party was still the party of boston low - - bosses the city machine buses and union bosses and those people were pledged to hubert humphrey. so it would take quite an earthquake to dislodge hubert humphrey. now maybe he would have done it he went to california right before he was shot may be in new york and the mythology has
jimmy hoffa adam clayton powell the congressman who got himself into trouble, john connollylo a lot of people. he was a unique figure because he represented the mafia figures and to advise the president of the united states with the unusual combination that doesn't exist today. but maybe he should be because he was incredibly good lawyer. to take his lawyers up and be like you and said he can't. so really saying we don't have layers like that anymore you can't be the lawyer to represent the...
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there is a reason why teamsters president james hoffa says obamacare is destroying the 40-hour workweek that is the backbone of the american middle class. there is a reason why the i.r.s. employees union has asked to be exempted from obamacare. these are the guys in charge of enforcing it on the rest of us. they have asked to be exempted because it's not working. the facts are clear. it's a train wreck. as the lead author, democratic senator put it, it is a train wreck. and in fact, let me share some of the tweets that have come in the preceding days. the preceding days, the american people had a chance to speak out about obamacare, and in particular there was a hashtag defund obamacare because. the last several days, americans all over this country have tweeted their reason why obamacare should be defunded. and i will note to senator lee that some months ago he and i stood on this same senate floor side by side with our dear friend, senator rand paul, supporting him in his historic filibuster on drones, and at that time i had the opportunity to read tweets that were supporting rand's f
there is a reason why teamsters president james hoffa says obamacare is destroying the 40-hour workweek that is the backbone of the american middle class. there is a reason why the i.r.s. employees union has asked to be exempted from obamacare. these are the guys in charge of enforcing it on the rest of us. they have asked to be exempted because it's not working. the facts are clear. it's a train wreck. as the lead author, democratic senator put it, it is a train wreck. and in fact, let me...
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got off jimmy hoffa. the steamster leader. adam clayton paul who got into trouble. john connellly, the governor of texas. a lot of of people. he also -- a unique figure because he represented both mafia figures, low lives and advised presidents of the united states. and an unusual combination. not well-known today. but he -- maybe he should be because he was such an incredibly good lawyer. it's funny. he would take his young lawyers out for din and are they would be, gee, mr. williams, we want to be like you and he would say, you can't. he was saying they don't have lawyers like that anymore in washington. it's now specialized. you can't be the kind of lawyer who can represent a mafia don and the president of the united states and sort of -- and everybody in between. that general practice of law, that's all gone. >> host: would robert kennedy have been elected in 1968? >> guest: i would like to say yes because it's romantic to think so but i'm influenced by his chief adviser, fred buton, he told me, no, because we forget that the democratic party in 1968 was still t
got off jimmy hoffa. the steamster leader. adam clayton paul who got into trouble. john connellly, the governor of texas. a lot of of people. he also -- a unique figure because he represented both mafia figures, low lives and advised presidents of the united states. and an unusual combination. not well-known today. but he -- maybe he should be because he was such an incredibly good lawyer. it's funny. he would take his young lawyers out for din and are they would be, gee, mr. williams, we want...
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when you have got jimmy hoffa, the president of the teamsters union, saying you're destroying the 40-hour workweek, and their cadillac health care plan, don't you think this thing can't possibly work? mr. paul: no, and i think once the bill has come due at the state level, you will have a real uproar on your hands because there is a printing press in washington that runs 24 hours a day printing money. in the state capitals, they don't have a printing press. they are limited at least to a certain extent on their borrowing. when the medicaid bills come due in kentucky, our state and other states, it is really -- i think there will be another war over obamacare, and the question then will be do we throw out the governor who increased our medicaid by 50% and bankrupted our state in the process? mr. mcconnell: well, i thank my colleague from kentucky for the opportunity to exchange some views here about the impact of this on our state and our country, and, mr. president, i yield the floor. mr. leahy: while the distinguished republican leader is still on the floor, i want to propound a unan
when you have got jimmy hoffa, the president of the teamsters union, saying you're destroying the 40-hour workweek, and their cadillac health care plan, don't you think this thing can't possibly work? mr. paul: no, and i think once the bill has come due at the state level, you will have a real uproar on your hands because there is a printing press in washington that runs 24 hours a day printing money. in the state capitals, they don't have a printing press. they are limited at least to a...
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teamsters leader jimmy hoffa. robert wilson recounts the life of 19th century showman pt barnum of the barnum & bailey circus and elizabeth: on a minute early policy of world war ii. book tv, tonight on c-span2. >> the impeachment inquiry hearings continue next week when house judiciary commissioner of the committee's first impeachment inquiry hearing into president trump focusing on the constitution and the history of impeachment. watch our live coverage wednesday, december 4,at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span3. chairman debt-- nadler extended an invitation to the president and his counsel to appear before the committee. read the letter to the president on our website and follow the impeachment inquiry live on c-span3 online at c-span.org or listen live on the free c-span radio app. >> next, public health officials look at efforts to improve flu vaccines and have developed eight universal vaccine this committee hearing is about two and half hours. >> this hearing will come to order and without objection the chair ha
teamsters leader jimmy hoffa. robert wilson recounts the life of 19th century showman pt barnum of the barnum & bailey circus and elizabeth: on a minute early policy of world war ii. book tv, tonight on c-span2. >> the impeachment inquiry hearings continue next week when house judiciary commissioner of the committee's first impeachment inquiry hearing into president trump focusing on the constitution and the history of impeachment. watch our live coverage wednesday, december 4,at...
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let me remind this body of the words of james hoffa, the president of the teamsters who said obamacare is destroying the health care, and he used the word "destroying" -- destroying the health care of millions of working men and women in this country. if you don't believe me, perhaps james hoffa, who put it in writing that it is right now destroying the health care of millions of working men and women and will underscore what this fight is about. all the seniors, all the people with disabilities, all the people who are right now getting notices that they're losing their health insurance, that's what this fight is about. and at a minimum, we ought to agree on common priorities. we ought to come together today right now and fund the v.a. we ought to come together today right now and fund our reservists in the national guard. we ought to come together today right now and fund our national parks, open our memorials, stop barricading and sending police officers to prevent world war ii veterans from coming to the world war ii memorial and woman right now to fund the national institutes of he
let me remind this body of the words of james hoffa, the president of the teamsters who said obamacare is destroying the health care, and he used the word "destroying" -- destroying the health care of millions of working men and women in this country. if you don't believe me, perhaps james hoffa, who put it in writing that it is right now destroying the health care of millions of working men and women and will underscore what this fight is about. all the seniors, all the people with...
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concern with the law, led by the teamsters union, the organization that jimmy hof if a leads -- jimmy hoffa, three major unions pend a letter basically saying that the health care law will -- and i quote -- "shatter, shatter health benefits and cause nightmare scenarios." shatter health benefits and create nightmare scenarios. that is what the unions are saying. the unions also slammed the law for defining a full-time employee as one who works less than 30 hours. the unions went on to say in their letter that the law -- and i quote again -- "will stroeu the foundation of the -- will destroy the foundation of the 40-hour workweek that is the backbone of the middle class." mr. president, it's very clear that even those who were vocal, those who vigorously defended and supported the obamacare legislation, recognize this is not working and are making it abundantly clear in the statements that they're now making. just yesterday the president delivered a speech aiming to yet again pivot, pivot as he says, back to jobs and the economy. he used the speech to kick off another campaign-style tour of
concern with the law, led by the teamsters union, the organization that jimmy hof if a leads -- jimmy hoffa, three major unions pend a letter basically saying that the health care law will -- and i quote -- "shatter, shatter health benefits and cause nightmare scenarios." shatter health benefits and create nightmare scenarios. that is what the unions are saying. the unions also slammed the law for defining a full-time employee as one who works less than 30 hours. the unions went on to...
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by the way, the process ended with carey being thrown out of office actually reform president, james hoffa being made president of the union by election and he has been reelected several times. in the course of our investigations we discovered that the teamsters had recorded their meetings of their board and we wanted those tapes. so we subpoenaed them. at the same time, we were conducting an investigation the u.s. attorney in new york, who was then mary jo white was conducting a criminal investigation of ron carey and the teamsters. the teamsters general counsel called miss white, said she had gotten a subpoena, he had gotten a subpoena he, the general counsel of the teamsters, had gotten a subpoena from the house. and for their board tapes and i wondered if he could deliver those tapes to the u.s. attorney in new york so that we couldn't get them. and she said that would be fine. and, they did. they delivered them to new york all of them. several years of tapes. when we discovered that, we called the u.s. attorney in new york and said, you do realize that those tapes which were handed ov
by the way, the process ended with carey being thrown out of office actually reform president, james hoffa being made president of the union by election and he has been reelected several times. in the course of our investigations we discovered that the teamsters had recorded their meetings of their board and we wanted those tapes. so we subpoenaed them. at the same time, we were conducting an investigation the u.s. attorney in new york, who was then mary jo white was conducting a criminal...
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when you have people like [inaudible] and you have james hoffa saying that obamacare is going to be a devastating to the middle class 30-hour workweek. he sees what it's doing to the union employees to see it passed. they are calling on it to be repealed. i think something is happening in america. it's a good revolution. >> we say one thing before we take the next question. does anybody this this room think that access has been improved since that bill has passed and cost has gone down. i would ask that question to anybody. i think you have to say no. let me point out some of the unintended consequences downstream if it stays in effect. i'm from a town with a medical school. i was on the faculty there for thirty years. right now in what is happening is that we are cutting graduate million education funding. there are other a thousand young doctors that graduated from medical school the last may and june that could not find a resident sincerity. that's one of the things. the demand that all corrects, small officers, large officers for the electronic health record. we nay were at the po
when you have people like [inaudible] and you have james hoffa saying that obamacare is going to be a devastating to the middle class 30-hour workweek. he sees what it's doing to the union employees to see it passed. they are calling on it to be repealed. i think something is happening in america. it's a good revolution. >> we say one thing before we take the next question. does anybody this this room think that access has been improved since that bill has passed and cost has gone down. i...
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would ask if he thinks that union president jimmy hoffa is sabotaging the law when he says this will destroy the very health and well-being of our members along with millions of other hard-working americans. frankly abbott as give howard dean is trying to sabotage the law when he says the independent them and advisory board is essentially health care rationing body. so the simple fact is this law is not working even though the site says that it is. it is not working and you have to take republicans word for it and democrats were. >> completely. and as in my testimony there is clear design in this law that will put the government -- the federal government in the business of promoting illness and maintaining it as an entitlement. it is bad all the way around. it is distorting what is happening in health care already, causing their least efficient, most expensive, most dangerous sector of the health care industry to be a winner. that is hospitals possible cartels. >> ten seconds. i just want to get mr. lazarus, and you can have time. if the chairman says so, but is max baucus -- de you
would ask if he thinks that union president jimmy hoffa is sabotaging the law when he says this will destroy the very health and well-being of our members along with millions of other hard-working americans. frankly abbott as give howard dean is trying to sabotage the law when he says the independent them and advisory board is essentially health care rationing body. so the simple fact is this law is not working even though the site says that it is. it is not working and you have to take...
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russell, the author of a renegade history of the united states, also written out of the jumbo, jimmy hoffa, and the remake of the american working class. a historian and a cultural critic. he teaches american history had occidental college. he is a frequent contributor to the daily beast and a whole list of other publications on-line and in print. he is also on the history channel, out desert, fox news, and the daily show with john stuart which always bears mentioning. what i would like to begin with is i'm going to ask each of the authors to tell you about these wonderful books which i have had the advantage of reading. then also i want to know how they came to their topic. these are all three extraordinarily adventuresome topics, but the mystery is often house someone decides, yeah, you know, this is at. this is how i'm going to spend the next two or three years of my life. how do you grab that red and start pulling and decide this is the book you want to do? i would like to begin with barry. tell us a little bit about "claim of privilege" and how you, you know, found the story. it is am
russell, the author of a renegade history of the united states, also written out of the jumbo, jimmy hoffa, and the remake of the american working class. a historian and a cultural critic. he teaches american history had occidental college. he is a frequent contributor to the daily beast and a whole list of other publications on-line and in print. he is also on the history channel, out desert, fox news, and the daily show with john stuart which always bears mentioning. what i would like to...
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we also had somebody recently that jimmy hoffa came out. these are jobs. today's national unemployment rate is 7.6%. guess what? in oklahoma, we're at full employment. in north dakota, they are at full employment. we have all throughout america -- people used to think of the oil bill as being west of the mississippi. that's not true anymore. with the marcellus chain going through, you have new york, pennsylvania. in pennsylvania, i understand it's the second largest employer up there, so it's -- and if we were able to do throughout america what we do in oklahoma, we would have -- we would solve the problem that we have right now, but the obama rules are there and obama wants to pursue more that are even worse. i'm mentioning this, we're going to have a very fine lady, gina mccarthy, who has been the assistant director of the e.p.a. in charge of air regulations for about four years, and while we get along very well, she is one who promotes these regulations. i won't be able to support her nomination. i understand that the votes are all there and we will be
we also had somebody recently that jimmy hoffa came out. these are jobs. today's national unemployment rate is 7.6%. guess what? in oklahoma, we're at full employment. in north dakota, they are at full employment. we have all throughout america -- people used to think of the oil bill as being west of the mississippi. that's not true anymore. with the marcellus chain going through, you have new york, pennsylvania. in pennsylvania, i understand it's the second largest employer up there, so it's...
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the teamsters, james hoffa, is a great union leader. i'm quite impressed actually now 15 years later with the direction that unions have gone. and they understand that they have got to organize, organize, organize or they're going to have to die and they have got to quit as they now said just depending on the democrats, you know, do the job because the job hasn't been done. the other thing i disagree with that i've changed my mind on i do think the chickens should be freed from the factory farm. i've read enough and seen enough. i gave up red meat this year and i have not had any red meat for the better part of this year. i pretty much teacher chicken and turkey as a conned mint as opposed to a big main course. so i've had some different thinking about that since i wrote that. >> host: this email for you, mr. moore, from dennis millner from lakeland florida. thank you for speaking truth to power would you please speak to us about your spiritual journey and where you currently stand with respect to your personal religious spiritual posit
the teamsters, james hoffa, is a great union leader. i'm quite impressed actually now 15 years later with the direction that unions have gone. and they understand that they have got to organize, organize, organize or they're going to have to die and they have got to quit as they now said just depending on the democrats, you know, do the job because the job hasn't been done. the other thing i disagree with that i've changed my mind on i do think the chickens should be freed from the factory...
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jim hoffa who blogs at gateway pundit at first things which is a catholic blog, and my site, and a number of others have reprinted tons and tons of this material. and/or other investigative bloggers who scrutinized it as well. the latest statement from the obama administration in response to criticism came earlier this year before much of that curriculum matter was really scrutinized. arne duncan was the education secretary said that he stood by kevin jennings that the question now is what is the response to this new information? there was a real stonewall when it comes to questioning this administration's staff choices. we saw that during the van jones episode. we saw that so many mainstream reporters either deliberately or not refuse to cover a the scandals involving the public statements, the actions of a lot of these czars. and it's not just one. ofean, there are a dozen of them in the book who have very shady, ethical background. or have backgrounds that call into question their ability to do their jobs now. credibly and with the public trust. >> host: next goal is from fayetteville
jim hoffa who blogs at gateway pundit at first things which is a catholic blog, and my site, and a number of others have reprinted tons and tons of this material. and/or other investigative bloggers who scrutinized it as well. the latest statement from the obama administration in response to criticism came earlier this year before much of that curriculum matter was really scrutinized. arne duncan was the education secretary said that he stood by kevin jennings that the question now is what is...
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in the absence -- i ask consent that floor privileges be given to linda hoffa, who is a detailee in my office. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. specter: i hadn't noticed senator schumer because i don't have eyes in the back of my head, but i yield the floor to him. mr. schumer: thank you. the presiding officer: the senator from new york. mr. schumer: he's so astute that most of us think he does have eyes in the back of his head, because he sees and knows all. anyway, it is good to be here, and i rise today in support, madam president, of vital legislation that's long overdue. more than a decade has passed since matthew shepard was brutally murdered and yet the bill that bears his name is still not law. the matthew shepard hate crimes prevention act has broad bipartisan support here in the senate. it passed handily in the house and has the unequivocal support of the president and the attorney general. indeed, attorney general holder recently told the senate judiciary committee that passage of this legislation is one of -- quote -- "his highest personal priorities." it's ess
in the absence -- i ask consent that floor privileges be given to linda hoffa, who is a detailee in my office. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. specter: i hadn't noticed senator schumer because i don't have eyes in the back of my head, but i yield the floor to him. mr. schumer: thank you. the presiding officer: the senator from new york. mr. schumer: he's so astute that most of us think he does have eyes in the back of his head, because he sees and knows all. anyway, it is good to...
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jimmy hoffa notwithstanding. but he's got to get it, right? but also leading the local chapter of the naacp. you see that in a number of different cities. the role of black working-class women who are domestic, who are laundress is. you have janitors. you have all walks of life, and particularly begin with a look at the local level, certainly the clergy, certainly people who we might consider coming from the stables, black middle-class are certainly there, and their roles, but the basis of this movement, sorting but i'm looking at, the 30 some 70 some is working-class every day people, inside as well as outside of the labor movement. even in cases where they were not able to organize through the mainstream labor movement, right, they created their own organizations premised on a working-class agenda, a fair full employment, community colleges, public schools, health care, on down the line. so the march on washington in 1963, again, is a moment that brings together that sort of represents this grassroots working-class base. i want to make i --
jimmy hoffa notwithstanding. but he's got to get it, right? but also leading the local chapter of the naacp. you see that in a number of different cities. the role of black working-class women who are domestic, who are laundress is. you have janitors. you have all walks of life, and particularly begin with a look at the local level, certainly the clergy, certainly people who we might consider coming from the stables, black middle-class are certainly there, and their roles, but the basis of this...
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launched investigations and so in the late 1950s this is the room where robert kennedy interrogated jimmy hoffa and other labor leaders. and his brother john f. kennedy and republican senator barry goldwater. it was for the first time that national television audiences got a chance to watch the two kennedy brothers and senator goldwater had a big impact on all of their careers. >> you can't tell us who we talk to besides you, mr. hopper and the other gentleman. i am asking you. >> you're the one who made the report to the committee and now we find that there are no records. he merely talk to you and the other gentleman involved. >> that investigation went on to about 1960 when robert kennedy became the campaign manager for his brother's presidential campaign. john f. kennedy declared it in this room and january 1960. >> senator john kennedy of massachusetts, democrat throws his hat in the ring at a press conference. >> i am today announcing my candidacy for the presidency of the united states. >> a lot of the staff of the president investigation, who during the day investigative mccarthy at nig
launched investigations and so in the late 1950s this is the room where robert kennedy interrogated jimmy hoffa and other labor leaders. and his brother john f. kennedy and republican senator barry goldwater. it was for the first time that national television audiences got a chance to watch the two kennedy brothers and senator goldwater had a big impact on all of their careers. >> you can't tell us who we talk to besides you, mr. hopper and the other gentleman. i am asking you. >>...
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hoffa explained obamacare is stkroeugt 40-hour -- destroying the 40-hour work work that has been the backbone of the working middle class." mr. president, if you have a concern of the american middle class, listen to the bipartisan voices that are rising up saying obamacare isn't working. and most strikingly, mr. president, with president obama himself who just a few weeks ago was forced to unilaterally and without legal authority delay implementation of obamacare for large corporations, with companies for more than 50 employees he unilaterally moved the employer mandate until after the next election. mr. president, i would suggest there are at least two things we can derive from president obama's decision to do that. number one, if obamacare were a good thing, if it were working, we can be sure president obama would want it to go into full effect before the next election. he would want to take credit with the american people for the benefits of this signature bill. the fact that the president was forced to concede the wheels are coming off and to move the employer mandate until afte
hoffa explained obamacare is stkroeugt 40-hour -- destroying the 40-hour work work that has been the backbone of the working middle class." mr. president, if you have a concern of the american middle class, listen to the bipartisan voices that are rising up saying obamacare isn't working. and most strikingly, mr. president, with president obama himself who just a few weeks ago was forced to unilaterally and without legal authority delay implementation of obamacare for large corporations,...
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jimmy hoffas said you should be quote, "taken out." know, folks when a teamster leader says you should be taken out, he doesn't mean to dinner. [laughter] this was at a rally for the president of the united states. nancy pelosi compared you to nazis which is part of why tonight she's the former speaker of the house and john boehner is the speaker. [applause] then there's joe biden. [laughter] he's become a punch line. just the mention of his name. he compared you to terrorists. can you imagine? well, i've got news for pelosi and biden and for the people who smear you and attack you every day, and that is our right to organize, to speak out, and to petition our government has been purchased with the blood of those who bore the ultimate burden and paid the ultimate price that we might be free, and they now surround us as the apostle paul so elegantly said like a great cloud of witness, and if only to honor their sacrifice, we will not be silent, we will not be intimidated, and we will not go away until america is restored to the principl
jimmy hoffas said you should be quote, "taken out." know, folks when a teamster leader says you should be taken out, he doesn't mean to dinner. [laughter] this was at a rally for the president of the united states. nancy pelosi compared you to nazis which is part of why tonight she's the former speaker of the house and john boehner is the speaker. [applause] then there's joe biden. [laughter] he's become a punch line. just the mention of his name. he compared you to terrorists. can...
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syria, you know, i was ambassador to syria for three fun-filled years that included the transition from hoffa to bashar. our fearless prediction at the time because i got to know bashar before his father died, we had a series of one-on-ones which we conducted in arabic not because my arabic is perfect, but it was better than his english even though he studied op that moll in the u.k -- opt moll in the u.k., that's all he did. he went to classes, he studied his lectures, he read his textbooks, he in no way entered into british social life. his english has since become quite good, i think it is surging. but bashar is like his father except worse; less flexible, more doctrineaire, less agile and aware that he doesn't have his father's support. so i think this is going to be a fight to the finish. no happy villa for bashar in junta. i would like to be wrong on that. but even if there is, we've already seen the signs of it. just like what happened in my friend chris and his colleagues, the arab spring bears bitter fruit. and nowhere, i am afraid, could it be more bitter than in syria where we're a
syria, you know, i was ambassador to syria for three fun-filled years that included the transition from hoffa to bashar. our fearless prediction at the time because i got to know bashar before his father died, we had a series of one-on-ones which we conducted in arabic not because my arabic is perfect, but it was better than his english even though he studied op that moll in the u.k -- opt moll in the u.k., that's all he did. he went to classes, he studied his lectures, he read his textbooks,...
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hoffa. the president of the international brotherhood of teamster who recently wrote the letter laying out the problems they're facing. when i go back to my district, as many of you do, i the largest complaint i cigarette small business owners and families people who have electric they like is the threat that this law places upon them. clearly it's not ready for prime time. we have a responsibility to ensure that the effect of the law don't devastate the good things that work in health care. the president made a lot of promises during the debate on the health care law in 2009. if you like what you have, you can keep it. it will lower the deficit. so many of the promises made have been broken. we have an opportunity do something about it. it's clear the law is not ready to be implemented both on the october 1st component, and especially on the january 1st component that vet to take effect. we need to stand up for all american people. not just the privileged few who can find a way to get acces
hoffa. the president of the international brotherhood of teamster who recently wrote the letter laying out the problems they're facing. when i go back to my district, as many of you do, i the largest complaint i cigarette small business owners and families people who have electric they like is the threat that this law places upon them. clearly it's not ready for prime time. we have a responsibility to ensure that the effect of the law don't devastate the good things that work in health care....
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. >> was the head of the teamsters, james hoffa, wrong when he said that this law is going to result in, hurt working americans and fundamentally change the 40-hour workweek. was he wrong? >> i think he was. >> he doesn't know what he's talking about? >> we're going to have to work -- >> was the afl-cio wrong last week at their convention when they said fix the bill or repeal the whole darn thing? were they wrong? >> yes. >> they're wrong too. was senator baucus, head of the senate finance committee, pretty accomplished public servant, when he wrong when he referenced this bill was a train wreck? >> that was taken out of context, but, yes. >> he was wrong too. and warren buffett yesterday, probably most people would say a sharp individual, was he wrong yesterday when he said we should scrap the entire bill? was he right or wrong? so far everyone's been wrong and you're the only one that's right. >> that's not what i'm saying. >> the president's hometown newspaper three weeks ago, lead editorial, final paragraph of the editorial said delay the entire law. chicago tribune, endorsed the
. >> was the head of the teamsters, james hoffa, wrong when he said that this law is going to result in, hurt working americans and fundamentally change the 40-hour workweek. was he wrong? >> i think he was. >> he doesn't know what he's talking about? >> we're going to have to work -- >> was the afl-cio wrong last week at their convention when they said fix the bill or repeal the whole darn thing? were they wrong? >> yes. >> they're wrong too. was...
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i've talked to union leaders within james hoffa said it's destroying the middle class family and the 40-hour workweek. the president himself acknowledged that the law that senate called a train wreck when the president said he wants to delay exoabt of the law but only for the privilege class for the people getting access to the white house. we're fighting to give the same relief to all american family. it's skilling jobs in america. our families are facing over 50% increase in the law because of the law descraifting our economy. t not ready for prime time. the president acknowledged it. he signed seven bill to defund repeal exoabt of the law himself. it's time the house takes action and the senate does their job and takes action as well. i yield back the plan of i had time. the gentleman from kentucky reserve. the gentlewoman from new york is recognized. >> i'm please to yield two minute to the distinguished gentleman from oregon. >> recognized. >> i appreciate the courtesy. i appreciate the hard work of the appropriations committee placed in impossible situation. we have spending th
i've talked to union leaders within james hoffa said it's destroying the middle class family and the 40-hour workweek. the president himself acknowledged that the law that senate called a train wreck when the president said he wants to delay exoabt of the law but only for the privilege class for the people getting access to the white house. we're fighting to give the same relief to all american family. it's skilling jobs in america. our families are facing over 50% increase in the law because...